Supply Chain Coordinator

generac; Whitewater (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision, 401k

Company-sponsored events

Job summary

Generac is seeking a materials planner to join our Wisconsin-based supply chain team. You will help ensure material availability for daily production, monitor shortages, and drive improvements that keep schedules on track.

You will expedite shortages, coordinate with suppliers and logistics partners, manage inventory accuracy, run risk reviews, and support continuous improvement initiatives across planning, procurement, and operations.

Qualifications

• Basic qualifications include a High School Diploma/GED and 2 years in supply chain, materials management, or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related discipline is preferred.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification and Lean/CI experience are a plus.
• Experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/Dynamics) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Expedite critical material shortages that threaten production schedules.
• Monitor and communicate material constraints to manufacturing, planning, and purchasing teams.
• Coordinate with suppliers, buyers, and logistics providers to accelerate deliveries and resolve shipment issues.
• Analyze production priorities and ensure materials are available to support daily manufacturing requirements.
• Support inventory transactions, material movement, cycle counts, and inventory accuracy initiatives.
• Escalate supply chain issues and provide timely status updates to stakeholders.
• Review upcoming demand, supplier commitments, and inventory positions to identify potential shortages.
• Lead regular material risk reviews with planning, procurement, and operations teams.
• Develop recovery plans for material gaps and supply interruptions.
• Maintain and monitor shortage reports, critical part lists, and inventory health metrics.
• Identify recurring material supply issues and lead root cause analysis efforts.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to eliminate chronic shortages and expedite activity.
• Drive continuous improvement projects focused on inventory management, material flow, planning accuracy, and supplier performance.
• Support implementation of lean manufacturing and materials management best practices.
• Recommend process improvements that increase supply chain resilience and reduce operational risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve forecasting, planning, and inventory control procedures.

Skills

Material planning

Inventory control

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related discipline

APICS CPIM or CSCP certification

Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience

Tools

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics)

Excel

Supply chain software

Job description

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Expedite critical material shortages that threaten production schedules.
• Monitor and communicate material constraints to manufacturing, planning, and purchasing teams.
• Coordinate with suppliers, buyers, and logistics providers to accelerate deliveries and resolve shipment issues.
• Analyze production priorities and ensure materials are available to support daily manufacturing requirements.
• Support inventory transactions, material movement, cycle counts, and inventory accuracy initiatives.
• Escalate supply chain issues and provide timely status updates to stakeholders.
• Review upcoming demand, supplier commitments, and inventory positions to identify potential shortages.
• Lead regular material risk reviews with planning, procurement, and operations teams.
• Develop recovery plans for material gaps and supply interruptions.
• Maintain and monitor shortage reports, critical part lists, and inventory health metrics.
• Identify recurring material supply issues and lead root cause analysis efforts.
• Develop and implement corrective actions to eliminate chronic shortages and expedite activity.
• Drive continuous improvement projects focused on inventory management, material flow, planning accuracy, and supplier performance.
• Support implementation of lean manufacturing and materials management best practices.
• Recommend process improvements that increase supply chain resilience and reduce operational risk.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve forecasting, planning, and inventory control procedures.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to Monitor

• Production line downtime due to material shortages
• Number of expedited orders
• Inventory accuracy
• On-time supplier delivery performance
• Material shortage aging
• Past due purchase orders
• Inventory turns
• Corrective actions implemented for recurring issues
• Supply chain cost avoidance and process improvements

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED
• 2 years of experience in supply chain, materials management, production planning, inventory control, or manufacturing operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc) skills.
• Experience supporting material flow in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Operations Management, Business, or related discipline.
• APICS CPIM or CSCP certification.
• Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement experience.
• 3 years of experience in supply chain, materials management, production planning, inventory control, or manufacturing operations.
• Experience with inventory planning, shortage management, and supplier performance management.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Understanding of material planning, purchasing, inventory control, and manufacturing processes.
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive issue resolution.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus.

Great Reasons to work for Generac:

• Competitive Benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, 401k and many more
• Scheduled events throughout the year that allow our employees, both current and retirees, to gather together and enjoy their time with their families and co-workers

Pride! When a storm strikes, Generac employees always rise to the occasion. Each time a storm hits many employees volunteer their time with the customer support line or on the production line while others go right into storm-affected areas to repair generators

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